1 sn Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! The point of the parable is that the judge’s lack of compassion was overcome by the widow’s persistence.
2 tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”
3 tn Or “town.”
4 sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.
5 tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.